GARDEN NOTES

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume XVIIII, Issue 369, 12 August 1916, Page 2

GARDEN NOTES

(From Eeswick’s Victoria Nursery, .Waimjate). AUGUST. Whore the work of spraying and pruning fruit trees has been omitted attend-to the same as soon as possible with the winter spray. During this month, planting of shrubs, roses; ana fruit trees can be proceeded with with every prospect of success. Finish pruning ; roses ah,d late flowering shrubs; sow (or greenhouse and early borders tomato seed; also in'the ■ corner of the garden sow ! peas, broad beans, potatoes (early varieties), cabbage, lettuce cauliflower, onions, on well prepared land. About the end of the month plant asparagus. ■ yhia vegetable deserves a'place in every garden being a very spring vegetable. Broccoli that is just commencing to head should bef manured; this will increase the size and compactness of the heads. •Plant ,oufc as early in the month as possible cabbage and cauliflower plants; manure and dig all vacant Spots. '' " ' ‘ ’ ., £ Where bulbs are'showing keep .-of the-ground open >y tfo end